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Searing out of the sky like comets, the suspension capsules took
separate paths; the sheer force of their passage struck the
surface of Third-Earth, sending a shocking power across the
continent. One pod opens, awakening the small creature, Snarf,
from years of hibernation. The little creature sees another pod,
a mile away from his.

Snarf scampered to the other pod to see who is inside it. With
one look from the glass frame, he saw who it was and it was
Lion-O. Scratching it with his paws and trying to open it,
exclaiming "Snarf!" When the pod opened, a flash of blinding
light appeared and standing up out of the pod was a silhouette of
an older cat, about in his 20s, with an average build and long,
spiky red hair that reached down to his waist. Snarf was excited,
recognizing that it was his master. Running to him, Snarf was
picked up by Lion-O and petted on the head.

"Snarf, it's good to see you!" said Lion-O, excited to see his
pet. "Wait; did this capsule shrink, or something, because it
seems to have gotten smaller?"

Putting Snarf down onto the ground, Lion-O notices his hands have
gotten bigger and, also, noticing how his arms have gotten
stronger. He sees a puddle of water and walks up to it. Lion-O
kneels down, seeing his reflection in the water.

"By the gods, I've grown!" Lion-O acknowledged, seeing how
matured he looked. He noticed how the clothes he was wearing were
full of rips and tears.

While Lion-O continued looking at his reflection, Snarf spots a
metallic object sticking out of the ground. The little whatever
he was runs to the object and tries to pry it out of the ground
with his teeth. Once the object was out, he took a good look at
what it was. It was the fabled Sword of Omens. Snarf brought the
Sword to Lion-O, carrying it in his teeth.

"What'cha got there, Sarf?" Lion-O asked, turning his eyes away
from his reflection. He grabs the Sword out of Snarf's mouth and
examines it. "Wait, this sword looks familiar but I...I can't
remember where I've seen it before."

As soon Lion-O picks up the Sword of Omens, a surge of power
travels through his body and straight to his mind. Eyes blinking,
he places the sword's guard up to his eyes. "Sword of Omens," the
guard already wrapped around his eyes as his teal orbs glowed,
"Give me sight beyond sight."

He wanted to know where the other ThunderCats were. So the Sword
showed him where their capsules were located. Removing the
sword's guard away from his eyes, Lion-O placed the Sword in his
belt and ran to the location of where his friends were.

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3-hours-later, with Snarf following behind him, Lion-O ran as
fast as he could but he stopped and hid behind a bunch of rocks.
He spotted a ship-Plun-Darren ship-landing on the surface to
where the capsules were. As the hatch opens, a battalion of
Plun-Darren soldiers marched out and waited as their superiors
walked out as well. Lion-O couldn't believe his eyes. It was the
same, three Plun-Darren generals from before: Slithe, Addicus,
and Kaynar. They saw the capsules and ordered the soldiers to
round them up.

"Finally, after ten years, we've finally found them," Smiling,
Slithe kneels down and looks at the capsules his men rounded up.
"After we open these capsules, we'll 'interrogate' the
ThunderCats into telling us where the Sword of Omens is located
and after that...well, it will be a shame to see a great species
go extinct."

"And when we're done, let me have their carcasses to feast on,"
Kaynar added, cracking a demented grin on his face.

Slithe ignores Kaynars' deranged request and turned his attention
to the suspension capsule Cheetara was occupying, "Well, we don't
have to kill all of them. We could keep on of them to 'entertain'
us for a while." He stared at Cheetara, lecherously, licking his
lips and coming up with perverted thoughts.

Lion-O wouldn't allow that to happen. He stood up from behind the
rocks and roared, "Leave them alone, PlunDarrens, or face my
wrath!"

"Who the hell are you!?" Slithed shouted, not being about to
recognize the now grown-up Lion-O.

Lion-O didn't respond. Instead, he held up the Sword of Omens,
waving it at them. "He's got the Sword of Omens!" Addicus
shouted, causing Slithe to order, "Get him!"

Before the Plun-Darren soldiers came close to where Lion-O was
standing, they weren't prepared for what was about to happen.
"Thunder..." The blade grew as Lion-O slashed the air in front of
him. "Thunder..." A second slash. "Thunder..." the lion slashed a
third time before he pointed the sword upward.
"ThunderCats-HO!!!!"

From that last slash, The Eye of Thundera morphs from being an
eye to the ThunderCat's insignia, firing a beam of red light into
the sky and forming into the insignia. After the symbol appeared
in the sky, all the ThunderCats eyes opened and glowed yellow.
Next thing you know, the doors on their capsule exploded and flew
in the air, letting the ThunderCats out. From the looks of it,
they haven't aged at all, unlike Lion-O.

"Oh no, this can't be happening," said Kaynar.

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"The ThunderCats...they're loose!" Addicus added. The Plun-Darren
soldiers turned their attention away from Lion-O and were now
scared at the awakening of the other ThunderCats. So scared, they
retreated to the ship without Slithe's order.

"Where the hell do you think you're going, cowards!? Stand your
ground and attack!" Slithe was very irritated by his mens'
cowardice. "Or do you want me to sick Kaynar on you' all?"

That was the magic response that made the Plun-Darren soldiers
stop and charged at the ThunderCats. Ready for battle, the
ThunderCats unsheathed their weapons and charged at the
Plun-Darren soldiers.

Cheetara back away from a couple of soldiers while holding her bo
staff in both hands until her back leaned towards Tygra's. They,
literally, had each other's back, "Tygra, who is that lion over
there?" Cheetara noticed the now adult Lion-O but couldn't
recognize him. She continued while knocking out the lights of a
few Pun-Darren soldiers, "I can't put my finger on it but he
looks...familiar. It's like I've seen him somewhere."

"Well, whoever he is; he really needs to work on his battle
skills," Tygra commented, noticing how Lion-O's fighting skills
were crude, yet effective.

Using the Sword of Omens, Lion-O was able to defeat, at least,
twenty soldiers. Some blood was shed but not a lot. Only grazing
and injuring his enemies, Lion-O showed mercy to the soldiers,
knowing that they were doing what they were told.

Panthro, with his nunchuckus, struck 30 to 40 soldiers. His
martial art skills were unique among the other ThunderCats, judo
kicking and striking at the enemy; giving them a disadvantage.
The Wilys pulled out red and yellow rope from their pouches and
uses it to hogtie, at least, 5 or 6 soldiers, tying them up and
removing their weapons. Slithe, becoming irritated, called in a
retreat, causing every Plun-Darren to return to return to the
ship. Even the ones that were tied up had to hop back onto the
ship.

30-minutes-later, after the Plun-Darrens fled, Tygra removed his
hood and scratched the back of his head in confusion.
"Okay...that was a bit too easy."

"Well, if it wasn't for our mysterious friend here, we wouldn't
have been able to win," Cheetara added, turning her attention to
the person standing in front of her. "Who are you, anyway?"

"Cheetara, don't you recognize me? It's me, Lion-O," Lion-O
reintroduced himself. Everyone was shocked by what the cub said.
'How could this lion be the prince?' were the thoughts that was
being processed in their heads but they took a good and realized
it was him. Even Panthro was having a hard time processing this.

"Okay, how long were we in those capsules?"

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"Oh; not too long. I just woke up a couple of minutes ago and
found you guys in those pods," Lion-O retorted, humorously. He
continued while holding the Sword of Omens up high for everyone
to see: "Then, somehow, I used the Sword of Omens to awaken you'
all before Slithe and his goons take you back to the Plun-Darr
Star System."

The Wily's were unhappy about this because Lion-O had aged while
they remained the same. Panthro patted the young prince on the
back and said in an optimistic tone of voice, "Well, at least you
grew up to be a strong lad."

"Yeah, but that's going to be a problem," Tygra retorted.
Everyone was curious at what Tygra was talking about until he
started to explain: "You see, Lion-O had, physically, matured but
not mentally. In fact, he's still a 13-year-old on the inside so,
now, it's up to us to help him mature and become a proper king
and Lord of the ThunderCats."

Nodding their heads in agreement, the ThunderCats will do
whatever they can to help Lion-O become a true lead; however, the
Wilys left and went on a hunt for wherever the flagship crashed,
which causes Lion-O to ask, saying, "Wait, where did the Wilys
go?"

Somewhere, 4-miles-away from where the adults were, the twins
were looking around the area of the new planet they're now
walking on. Wilykit crouched down, taking notice of a purple
flower. She plucks it and stares at it, smiling and fiddling with
the flower as nice thoughts swarm through her head. Standing up,
her train of thought was disturbed as her brother tapped her on
the shoulder. A smile that can only be made by a snake, Kit was
surpised when she saw Kat's expression by the time she turned to
face him.

"Oh no, Kat, please don't say it."

"What, does my sister still has a crush on Lion-O!?" The way Kat
talked made his sister's cheeks flush in embarrassment. "You
know, since he's older, Lion-O will start going after women his
own age, like Cheetara."

The realization scared Wilykit, making her think of negative
thoughts on the cleric. Even though the cheetah has been her
friend since the day they met, Wilykit wouldn't accept the
thought of her prince being in the arms of another woman.

Wilykat notices her sister's angry expression and responses,
mockingly, "Oooh, is my sister showing signs of jealousy!? Don't
worry, I bet you'll still have a shot with Lion-O...when you
reach his height!"

"Kat, shut up!" Wilykit snapped, causing her brother's smile to
fade.

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Placing the flower in her hair, Wilykit started walking and
leaving her brother behind, that is, until he starts catching up.
Wilykit walked farther away from the adults, feeling her
spat-covered feet touching the ground, but she stopped when she
saw something...relieving.

"Kat, come over here and take a look what I found!" Kit called
over her brother who was exhausted from following his sister. He
replied, tiredly, "Just...just let me catch my breath!" Wilykat
could, barely, feel the oxygen going in and out of his lungs but
with one deep breath, Kat got back on his feet and continued
walking.

When Kat finally caught up with his sister, his jaw dropped when
he saw what was in front of him. It was the flag ship, or what's
left of it, lying in a crater, covered in rust and burns from
years in space.

"By all the gods, it's the ship!" Wilykat exclaimed. "We've got
to tell the others what we've found."

Before Wilykat could leave, his sister grabs him by the collar of
his shirt, yanking it and causing him to fall onto the ground.
"Wait, Kat! We can't just tell them the ship's here without
making sure nothing's out of place."

"What do you mean 'out of place'? Everything from the ship fell
out when we crashed landed on this planet."

"What I mean is, Kat, haven't you ever wondered where the
Clawshield went? Lion-O wasn't wearing it while fighting with the
Sword of Omens," Wilykit pointed out. Kat started to realize it
now. Lion-O wasn't in possession of the Clawshield and that is
the most important relic when in need of defense. Kit continued,
"That's why I think it's still in the ships armory. If we find
it, then we can give it to Lion-O and he'll reward us with
praise."

That was when Kat's realized expression changed to a mere grin,
saying, "You just want to find it so Lion-O would like you,
right?"

"Sh-shut up!" Wilykit snapped while her face flushed red.

"Well, it's true!"

"No it's not!"

"Yes it is!"

"No it's not!"

The taunting continued as the twins entered the ship. They walked
down the corridor, noticing the damages that have befallen onto
the ship. Still, Kat continued tormenting his sister.

"Admit it, Kit, you like Lion-O. You just want to do whatever you
can to win his heart."

"Kat, you're sick!" she exclaimed. "Okay, maybe I did have a
slight crush on Lion-O but, look at him, now! By the time I'm
twenty, he'll be an old man!"

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Yet, Kat continued teasing his sister but the teasing stopped
when they made it to the armory, or what was left of it. The
Wilys stepped into the armory, examining the interior, hoping to
find what they were looking for. Right where the mantle stood;
the Clawshield was lying on the floor; untouched and unused for a
decade.

"Finally, we found it!" Wilykit asserted. The young Thunderkitten
picks it up. "Once we get this thing back to Lion-O, he'll have a
proper container for the Sword." 'And get Lion-O's attention,'
she thought, smiling to herself, but as Wilykit picked up the
Clawshield, she heard a loud growl coming from the shadows.

The growl became louder and louder; sounded like it was coming
closer and it sounded very, very hungry. It was creature of
tremendous size, covered in scales and spikes, with claws sharp
enough to cut through flesh and steel. Eyes glowing red, it
walked out of the shadows, revealing itself to the young
ThunderKittens, licking its lips from thinking how delicious the
kittens would taste. With its red eyes focused on the cubs, it
raised its right claw and swooshed striking at the twins with
brute strength but it missed. The Kits ran for their lives,
watching how the creature's power ripped a hole through the
armory's walls.

Wilykit held the Clawshield close to her chest as tight as she
could when she and her brother ran out of the flagship with that
monster behind their tail.

Meanwhile, Cheetara 2-miles-away from where the other adult
ThunderCats were, searching for where the Thunderkittens had
wondered off to.

While she ran, Cheetara stopped, feeling the vibration of the
communicator on her belt going off. She removes the communicator
from her belt and answers it, "Cheetara here. What's up, Tygra?"

"Cheetara, have you found the Kits, yet?" Tygra sounded very
concerned.

"No, not yet, but they're around here...somewhere."

Just then, Cheetara started hearing the screams of the Wilys,
2-miles-away from where she was standing. Cheetara ran to their
location, which took her 20-seconds to arrive, but when she
arrived, she saw the Wilys being chased by the ferocious beast
from the ship. Standing on a hill, Cheetara called Tygra on her
communicator: "Tygra, we have a problem."

"What is it, Cheetara," Tygra asked. "Did you find the Kits?"

"Oh, yes I did, and I found something else," Cheetara replied,
sounding surprised.

As Cheetara scouted for the Wilys, the rest of the ThunderCats
were setting up camp at where the suspension pods were located.
Tygra was talking to Cheetara on his communicator when he
exclaimed, "They're what!"

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The others turned their heads at Tygra, stopping what they were
doing, which was setting up tents they made; well, actually,
Panthro made, out of leaves and broken branches that were lying
around. Tygra stepped down and walked to the others. Panthro
watched Tygra walked. "Let me guess; Cheetara found the Kits." He
took a heavy sigh. "And, from the sound of it, they're in
trouble."

Now, the next thing you know it, Lion-O, Tygra, and Panthro
grabbed their weapons and headed to the location of the crash
site. Good thing Cheetara gave Tygra the coordinates.

Without any form of transportation, the three ThunderCats had to
run. Oh, how they envied Cheetara's paranormal speed. After
arriving, they saw Cheetara having her hands full; fighting the
creature while the Kits ran for cover. The creature launched the
first blow but his claws were no match for Cheetara's speed as
she dodged every blow. Cheetara leaped on top of the monster's
tail and ran to the top of its head. Standing on top of the
creature's head, Cheetara unsheathes her bo staff and strikes it
into the monster's right eye, piercing through its iris as blood
began to flow. The creature tried to grab Cheetara but she jumped
off its head and, safely, landed onto the ground. The rest of the
ThunderCats started to cheer, causing Cheetara to turn to the
others and smile, that is, until the creature regain focus,
snatching Cheetara with its left claw.

"Umm, a little help here, guys!" Cheetara pleaded. The creature
opened its mouth, preparing to devour Cheetara.

Lion-O unsheathed the Sword of Omens from his belt, watching as
it grew from dagger to sword. He ordered the other ThunderCats,
"Distract that beast. I'll get Cheetara!" he raised the Sword up.
"ThunderCats-HO!!!!" The other two ThunderCats unsheathed their
weapons and followed Lion-O's plan, charging at the monstrous
beast in their way. Tygra cracked his bolo whip onto the ground,
in front of the creature, causing sparks to appear, making the
monster take a step back. Using his nunchucks, Panthro strikes at
the monsters' tail but even that didn't cause it to let Cheetara
go. Lion-O, on the other hand, leaped into the air and struck the
creature's right hand, severing it and watching as it fell but
before it fell, it released Cheetara with Lion-O catching her
before hitting the ground and carrying her to safer ground,
10-feet-away from the beast.

Putting her down, gently, Lion-O rubbed the back his head and
blushed a little. "W-well, it was nothing."

The moment broke when the creature roared as blood poured from
its stump of a hand. Lion-O and Cheetara saw Panthro and Tygra
fighting the creature.

"Oh, yeah, I forgot about him," Lion-O emphasized, smacking his
forehead in an irritating gesture.

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"Yeah and if you're not busy, we could really use the help at any
time!" Tygra retorted, dodging every step the creature made with
its feet. "And by 'anytime,' I mean now!"

Panthro jumped onto the beast's head. His nunchucks' chains
became longer, wrapping it around the monster's neck. "The bigger
they are, the harder they fall." but the creature wasn't easy to
be stable. It kept shaking its head, causing Panthro to lose his
balance and fall to the ground but he landed, safely, on his
feet.

Lion-O holds the Sword of Omens, saying to Cheetara, "Well, let's
finish this", and they both jumped into battle. Lion-O and
Cheetara strike the beast with such strife. Lion-O slices the
beast through its chest while Cheetara hits it belows the legs,
sending it tumbling to the ground. Lion-O then stood on top of
the creature and sending the Sword deep into the creature's
throat, putting it out of its misery.

Lion-O took a minute to think, wondering what the hell that
creature was. He jumps down and stood in front of the beast,
saying, "What the hell is this thing."

"Who knows? Maybe, one of the fauna of this planet," replied
Tygra who was standing on Lion-O's right. Panthro standing on
Lion-O's left added, "2 hours on this planet and I'm starting to
like it."

Just then, they noticed Wilykit and Kat hiding behind a couple of
rocks from the others. "Kit, Kat, get over here," called Tygra.

The twins came out from behind the rocks and walked up to Tygra
but they avoided eye contact. Tygra didn't look happy as his arms
were crossed and his hood was pulled back to reveal his angry
expression.

"Just what were you thinking running off like that!?" Tygra
started scolding the twins, seeing how ashamed they were feeling.
"You two could've gotten yourselves killed! We don't know
anything about this planet and because of that, it's important to
stay together with the rest of us!"

The Wilys started looking at the others, noticing the same look
they were giving them as Tygra was, except for Lion-O who was
just rubbing the back of his head and avoiding eye contact with
the twins.

The tension broke when Lion-O started defending the Kits, saying,
"Oh, come on, Tygra, they're just kids! You know how curious kids
can be and I should know, I was kid before I became...this!"
Lion-O, also, adds: "Besides, we didn't let them explain why they
left the group!"

Nodding their heads, the twins opened their mouths and explained
everything and after their explanation, Wilykit walks up to
Lion-O, presenting him with the Clawshield. She bows to him and
hands the relic, "This belongs to you, my king."

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Lion-O grabbed the gauntlet and took a good look at it,
exclaiming, "I knew I was forgeting something," sheathing the
Sword of Omens inside. clipping the Clawshield on the right side
of his belt, Lion-O gives the order to "Return to camp." While
walking, the Kits walked beside their leader, asking him, "are we
still in trouble?" with which he replied, "Oh big time but we'll
postpone your punishment after we get back."